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Reminiscent of The Diary of Ann Frank, The Book Thief is set in Nazi occupied Germany. Liesel is sent to live with a family in Molching, Germany. This family is sympathetic towards the Jews and hides one, Max, in their home. Throughout this journey, Liesel's foster father is taken into service and Max leaves their home. Liesel faces loss of family and friends through out the course of the war. Through this story books are a common theme. In the beginning Liesel cannot read, but steals a book regardless. Her foster father teaches her to read and she continues to steal books. In the end, she writes her own and death takes hers.
Death is the narrator in this story, which is an unusual and surprising element to the story. Students will be sympathetic to Liesel's plight and will find the running theme of the book stealing intriguing.
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